What Is a Dermal Piercing? Dermal piercings, also known as single-point piercings, anchor jewelry underneath a layer of skin. A dermal piercing is a popular body-jewelry technique among teens and ...

A Medusa piercing sits just below the nose and above the lip. It requires a little extra healing time and, TBH, it tends to have a bit more of an ouch factor than some other piercings. This could ...

When Kim Kardashian and her 12-year-old daughter were spotted in Rome recently, the masses zeroed in on the dermal piercing North West had in her middle finger. Not only were parents in an uproar ...

Selecting an appropriate body piercing serves as more than purely decorative. A piercing’s position on the face will create either an enhancing effect or a balancing effect that alters total facial ...

Ear piercings can be accomplished at multiple sites of the lobe and pinna. Cartilaginous piercings have the tendency to heal more slowly, and to develop more complications than simple lobe piercings ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Throughout history, body piercing has been a symbol of beauty, sexuality, ritual initiation and rites of passage. I am a physician specializing in dermatology. My colleagues and I ...

What Is a Conch Piercing? A conch piercing is an upper ear cartilage piercing that is done in either the upper or lower concha of your ear. Concha is the scientific name for the inner, cup-like part ...